A huge crater measuring 30 by 40 metres (98 by 131 feet ) opened up in the middle of the central German town of Schmalkalden, Nov. 1, 2010. Twenty-five residents were evacuated from the area but no was was injured.

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Two separate stabbing incidents in greater Toronto yesterday has left a 16-year-old dead and a 15-year-old recovering in the hospital from non-life threatening injuries.

Police have charged 18-year-old Jacques Amakon of Oshawa with second degree murder and possession of weapons dangerous. He appeared by video in court today after allegedly stabbing a fellow student at Oshawa's Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic Secondary School.

There was an alleged feud between Michael McDonald and Mr. Amakon that culminated around 2:20 p.m. and was not a random event, say police.

“These two knew each other,” Durham Regional Police Service spokesperson David Selby said. “They had an on-going conflict and there was a confrontation between the two in a bus stop area at the corner of Stevenson and Rossland.”

The victim was stabbed and succumbed to his injuries at Lakeridge Heath hospital in Oshawa. Investigators are now looking for the knife used to kill Michael.

And west of the city in Mississauga, A 15-year-old boy is in stable condition after being stabbed in an altercation with three other teens.

Police were called to St. Gertrude's Separate School in the Mavis and Bristol Roads area around 5:15 last night. They found the victim in the parking lot bleeding from a stab wound. An ambulance transported him to a trauma hospital where his condition was downgraded to non-life threatening.

Const. Samanatha Nulle of Peel Regional Police said that neither the victim nor the suspects are believed to have any connection to the JK-8 school. Const. Nulle said the suspects are three black teenage boys.

“They were last seen traveling northbound from the school believed to be traveling on bicycles,” Const. Nulle said.

WHAT'S THE STATUS OF JERUSALEM?After the Arab-Israeli War of 1948, an Armistice Line separated Israel and the surrounding Arab countries. Jerusalem at that time was split in two -- east and west. Israel had control over the western half of the city, Jordan had the east. Following the Six Day War between Israel and neighbouring Arab states in 1967, Israel took control of all of Jerusalem. It would later annex the territory. In 1980, the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, passed a law saying, "Jerusalem, complete and united, is the capital of Israel."

PALESTINIANS WANT EAST JERUSALEM AS THEIR CAPITAL?Palestinians want East Jerusalem as a capital for a Palestinian state. There are significant Palestinian populations living in neighbourhoods within East Jerusalem and the city contains cultural and religious importance for Muslims going back hundreds of years.WHAT DOES THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SAY?Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem has not been legally recognized by the international community. In 2009, the European Union criticized the Israeli building of housing and barricades in East Jerusalem, as well as their demolition of Palestinian homes. The EU released a statement in December saying these actions were "illegal under international law, constitute an obstacle to peace and threaten to make a two-state solution impossible," as reported by the Guardian. Documents released in 2009 by the UN have called Israeli settlements in and around East Jerusalem "illegal" and say East Jerusalem is "occupied."

WHY IS THE WORD SETTLEMENT CONTROVERSIAL?"Settlements" is controversial to some supporters of the new developments because Israel views East Jerusalem as being legally part of its capital, said Dr. Ira Sheskin of the University of Miami. The word "settlements" is said to carry the implication that the housing construction is expanding onto foreign soil.

The Ontario Provincial Police has issued an amber alert for two missing boys in the Kingston area.

Police said three-year-old Christian Armstrong and five-year-old Jack Armstrong, seen below, were taken by their father, Richard Armstrong, 45, seen left,

The father took the boys from a Children’s Aid Society building after threatening a worker with mace.

Jack is described as having dark hair, with dark eyes, is three feet, four inches tall and of Cree descent. He was last seen wearing dark pants, a dark green jacket and tan hiking boots.

Christian is also described as having dark hair, with dark eyes, is of Cree descent and is three feet tall. He was last seen wearing a yellow jacket, a dark winter hat with ear flaps, dark pants, an unknown crest on his shirt and wearing shoes with Velcro straps.

The boys’ father is believed to be travelling in a 2010 Chrysler Avenger with Ontario licence plate AXTB 992 rented from Budget Rent A Car.

Police said that it is likely the father will try to return to Saskatchewan with the children.

Photos: Jack Armstrong, left, and his brother, Christian Armstrong were allegedly taken by their father Richard Armstrong, top left. (Handout)

Nearly 67,000 of the 13 recalled Nike Bauer branded junior and youth models were sold in Canada between 2004 and 2009, he said. All of the sticks, except one model, were manufactured before 2008 in one of the company’s Chinese factories, Mr. Davis said.

The massive recall was prompted after Health Canada informed Bauer on Feb.18 that it had conducted a random test and discovered the paint on the Nike Bauer Supreme One50 composite stick contained lead in excess of the allowable limit of 600 parts per million.

Lead is toxic if ingested by young children, but no illnesses have been reported to Bauer.

Health Canada issued an initial recall of the nearly 8,000 sticks that were sold in Canada on March. 9.

“We immediately began to independently test all 200 models of our hockey sticks,” said Mr. Davis. The Bauer testing turned up the 12 other models which have now been ordered off store shelves, he said.

Mr. Davis said Bauer has identified all of the raw materials that were the source of the problem, and a new level of testing has been established so this does not happen again.

He added Bauer acted quickly and all Bauer sticks currently being sold meet the new stringent levels of safety.

“We certainly apologize to our customers, because we clearly fell short,” he said. “But we will continue to provide the best performing products.”

Mr. Davis said when consumers return one of the recalled sticks, they will receive a brand new elite level hockey stick.

Canadian Tire, one of the largest distributors of Bauer sticks in Canada, has been advised they are not affected by the recall. “We haven’t been told about any of our sticks that need to be pulled from our shelves,” said Canadian Tire spokeswoman Joanne Elson.